The City of Saint Paul Emergency Management Department is hiring individuals to perform professional work to design, coordinate, conduct, and evaluate emergency management exercises of the City Emergency Operations Plan, Hazard Mitigation Plan, Continuity of Operations Plan, and Disaster Recovery Plan to ensure timeliness and effectiveness of response.
Here’s what you can expect to do: Assist with developing, coordinating, and integrating City emergency and contingency planning efforts. Coordinate and manage grant funded programs. Provide public education and assists with the coordination of volunteer programs. Foster effective working relationships among City departments and local, county, state, and federal agencies engaged in emergency management and homeland security initiatives. Build partnerships and promote corporate, family, and personal disaster preparedness with schools, businesses, public and private organizations, and community groups. Under direction of management, respond to emergencies and perform assigned roles on the Emergency Operations Center support team, which may occur during non-business hours. For more information and essential functions, see our job description. Our Benefits: We offer competitive wages, and a variety of excellent benefits, including health insurance, retirement contributions and paid vacation and sick time.
Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: The City of Saint Paul is dedicated to dismantling systemic racial, cultural, and economic barriers that prevent people from fully enjoying and participating in our community and ensuring fairness in opportunities and outcomes for all individuals. At the City of Saint Paul, we want our workforce to reflect the diverse city that we serve. Our leaders are guided by an unapologetic equity agenda, which promotes the belief that true equity is building a city that works for all of us. We encourage you to apply as we are most interested in finding the best candidate for this job.
Qualifications
Successful candidates typically enter this role with five years of relevant education and work experience. That path to qualification would usually include:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Management, Emergency Communications, Public Safety, Safety Management, Public Policy, or a related field; and
One year of work experience in emergency management operations or communications, homeland security, public safety, or public policy.
Substitution:
Relevant work experience that would result in specialized knowledge comparable to the above degree can be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. A Master’s degree in a field listed above will substitute for up to half of the required work experience. An associate degree in a field listed above will count for 2 years of work experience. Candidates who qualify via substitution will be given equal consideration in all hiring processes and are encouraged to apply.
Must possess and maintain a valid Minnesota Class D Driver's License, or equivalent out-of-state driver's license.
NOTE: Must possess and maintain a Basic Emergency Management Academy certification within one year of hire date.
City of Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 55102
US
